PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Fattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heel Jando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fattuso
vs
Jando

179 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Fattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heel Jando!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jando feints and as Fattuso raises his hands in defense, Jando changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fattuso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jando!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fattuso breaks from Jando's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fattuso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fattuso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jando's face.
Fattuso lands a nice shot to the head.
Fattuso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jando can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Jando is rocked!
Jando is looking to get to half guard.
Jando is still in real trouble! Can Fattuso finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fattuso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fattuso breaks from Jando's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jando in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fattuso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jando is looking to escape.
Fattuso with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jando tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fattuso scoring with strikes but Jando is staying in there.
Fattuso scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fattuso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jando is trying to escape the mount.
Fattuso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fattuso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fattuso dominating with strikes here.
Fattuso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Fattuso working for a guillotine from mount but Jando is in no mood to give up.
Fattuso with shots to the head and body - Jando looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jando can do anything to dispel that myth.
A nice elbow there by Fattuso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jando slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fattuso slips a nice elbow through Jando's hands, connecting with Jando's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso lands strikes from half guard.
Fattuso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jando on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fattuso is looking to take a break and control but Jando is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fattuso is breathing heavily.
Jando has hold of Fattuso's hands but Fattuso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fattuso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jando trying to control here.
Fattuso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jando taking some punishment here, with Fattuso in his half guard.
Fattuso winds up and cracks Jando with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jando trying to control from the bottom.

Fattuso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fattuso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jando is trying to stand.
Jando trying to hold on to Fattuso's head to control him but Fattuso postures up.
Fattuso seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jando is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab lands there for Fattuso.
Fattuso stuffs the takedown.
Jando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jando seems to have recovered his senses.
Fattuso fails to land the takedown.

Jando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fattuso.
Fattuso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jando has him pressed against the cage.

Jando pulls Fattuso into guard.
Jando keeping moving, preventing Fattuso from controlling successfully.
Fattuso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jando is keeping the position for now.
Fattuso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fattuso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fattuso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jando is keeping the position for now.
Jando trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso pushes down on Jando's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jando wants to control but Fattuso is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fattuso lands a nice short elbow.
Fattuso slips a nice elbow through Jando's hands, connecting with Jando's forehead.
Jando is staying active underneath Fattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fattuso trying to pass the guard but Jando defending well.
Fattuso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jando controlling the position for now.
Fattuso passes the guard and advances to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fattuso lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Fattuso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fattuso misses with an uppercut. Jando saw that one coming.
Fattuso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jando throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fattuso's waist but Fattuso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jando off to one side.
Fattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fattuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jando counters with a single leg into guard. Fattuso didn't expect that.
Fattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Fattuso, not yet.
Fattuso is working hard here to advance position.
Jando trying to control the position from guard on top but Fattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fattuso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fattuso keeping moving, preventing Jando from controlling successfully.
Fattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Fattuso, not yet.
Jando would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jando is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fattuso wants to clinch.
Silvio Fattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jando fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jando shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fattuso gets back to full guard.
Jando wanted to stand there but Fattuso had control of the position.
Jando stopping the sweep attempt from Fattuso.

Fattuso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Jando gets to his feet. Fattuso looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fattuso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fattuso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Jando with that takedown attempt.
Fattuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jando counters with a single leg into guard. Fattuso didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jando wants to get up but he can't break Fattuso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jando stopping the sweep attempt from Fattuso.
Fattuso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fattuso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fattuso controls Jando momentarily but Jando frees himself.

Jando drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jando jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jando drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jando jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fattuso throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fattuso shoots for a double leg takedown but Jando sprawls well. He's pushed Fattuso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Fattuso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jando looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fattuso is chipping away with strikes.
Jando is not content to let Fattuso control the position.
Fattuso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fattuso slows the pace down.
Fattuso scores with punches from side control.
Fattuso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jando keeps working.
Jando wants to control but Fattuso postures up.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fattuso in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jando is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fattuso connects with a decent elbow.
Fattuso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jando taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fattuso working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jando is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Jando's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fattuso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fattuso lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fattuso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jando is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jando is looking to regain half guard here but Fattuso keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heel Jando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fattuso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jando counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Fattuso is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jando pulls his head out easily.
Jando prevents Fattuso from improving his position.
Jando passes to side control.
Fattuso sneaks back into half guard.
Fattuso works his way to full guard. Good work.

Fattuso had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jando is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fattuso Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jando's back instead.
Fattuso trying to control.

Fattuso working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Jando is doing well to defend. Fattuso seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Jando is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Silvio Fattuso!